1973 PEI Nickel BU Dollar Obverse Doubling Eth Die Crack

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SilverDon Pillar of the Community Canada 2360 Posts	Posted 03/15/2015 5:41 pm I was going through my dollars looking for errors and saw this 1973 BU Nickel Dollar with nice Machine Doubling on the obverse. Then seeing the die crack on the ETH of ELIZABETH, I suspect Die Deterioration Doubling. In the same area as the ETH above in the beads there is a crack that connects quite a few beads. Not sure on the mechanics of a BU strike, whether there are one or two strikes. Looking for an explanation of how it occurred. Any and all comments welcome. 1973 BU Nickel Dollar Edited by SilverDon 03/15/2015 6:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff

chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 03/15/2015 5:55 pm I'm finding these die cracks are quite common on these large coins, but I really like them. Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 03/15/2015 7:01 pm Quote: I'm finding these die cracks are quite common on these large coins, but I really like them. Nickel is a much harder metal than silver, so the probability of die cracks on nickel dollars is much higher than on silver dollars. Report this Post to the Staff
Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2520 Posts	Posted 03/15/2015 7:36 pm I often find these cracks between the beads on nickel dollars. I wonder if they used any die long enough for the crack to go around, since once a crack starts it just keeps growing faster and faster. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDon Pillar of the Community Canada 2360 Posts	Posted 03/15/2015 7:44 pm That's why I'm thinking Die Deterioration Doubling, I mean the die had to be in bad shape. Report this Post to the Staff
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